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Fruita, CO vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Fruita.
- People are 4.1% less likely to be married in Lake Forest.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years younger in Lake Forest.
 Fruita, COLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,516329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 201012,701  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,707285,036,114
 Population - 19904,045  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock45.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now253.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,141.793.4
 Land Area7.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fruita, COLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Fruita, COLake Forest, CAUnited States
 White83.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fruita, COLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.7%50.2%
 Never Married23.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed7.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households4,979  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,67780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,387  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fruita    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I moved my Family to Fruit in January of 2013---It has been a very good community to live. It is a pedestrian friendly community and we feel very safe. Only one local  More

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My mother, sister and grandparents lived in Mack close to the railroad and stock pens. They say that our grandparents ran a restaurant/bar near their. Said that the  More

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Over 15 years ago

local politics are controlled by larger city (denver) liberal anti American views. We all know what America stands for and what it is supposed to be, and neither the  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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